RasRenameEntry

The RasRenameEntry function changes the name of an entry in a phone book.

DWORD RasRenameEntry(
  LPCTSTR lpszPhonebook, // pointer to full path and filename of 
                         // phone-book file
  LPCTSTR lpszOldEntry,  // pointer to the old entry name
  LPCTSTR lpszNewEntry   // pointer to the new entry name
);
 

Parameters

lpszPhonebook
Windows NT: Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the full path and filename of a phone-book (.PBK) file. If this parameter is NULL, the function uses the current default phone-book file. The default phone-book file is the one selected by the user in the User Preferences property sheet of the Dial-Up Networking dialog box.
lpszOldEntry
Pointer to a null-terminated string containing an existing entry name.
lpszNewEntry
Pointer to a null-terminated string containing the new entry name. Before calling RasRenameEntry, call the RasValidateEntryName function to validate the new entry name.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is zero.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value Meaning
ERROR_INVALID_NAME The lpszNewEntry name is invalid.
ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS An entry with the lpszNewEntry name already exists.
ERROR_CANNOT_FIND_PHONEBOOK_ENTRY The phone-book entry does not exist.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 OSR2 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in ras.h.
  Import Library: Use rasapi32.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

Remote Access Service Overview, RAS Server Administration Functions, RasValidateEntryName